Wrist watch holder



J. GOMBERG WRIST WATCH HOLDER Filed Dec. 4, 1944 Patented Nov. 28, 1950VUNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE"""' WRIST WATCH HOLDER Jacob Gomberg,Chicago, Ill.

Application December 4, 1944, Serial No. 566,547

(Cl. E24- 4) 4 Claims. l

The present invention relates to wrist means for holding objects, suchas a wrist watch, or the like.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a novel means, such asa sort of wrist band or l,part band, for holding preferably a wristwatch, or the like, and which is resilient and open so that it may beeasily and conveniently attached to and detached from the wrist or armof the wearer, and also to and from which a watch or the like may beeasily and conveniently attached and detached, such means havingresilient tongue-like parts adapted to be engaged with the watch to holdthe same in place on the body of the band.

Other objects, advantages, capabilities, features and the like arecomprehended by the invention as will later appear and as are inherentlypossessed by the invention.

Referring briefly to the drawings:

Fig. l is a top plan view of the device;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an end view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken in a plane represented by line 5-5 inFig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of an alternate form;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a further alternate form;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a still further alternate form;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary plan view of a further alternate form; and

Fig. l0 is a fragmentary side View of another form of attaching means.

Referring more in detail to the drawings; the embodiments chosen toillustrate the invention are shown as comprising a wrist band or likemember I preferably made of suitable resilient material, such as aplastic, but the same may be made of metal, and which has a body or seatpor tion 2 and curved arm clasping portions or limbs 3 3, the samehaving ends 4 which are free and normally spaced from each other andwhich may have rounded form, as shown.

The top of the body portion 2 is cut at each side of the top to provideresilient tongues 5 (see Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) or tongues 6 (see Fig.6),

or tongues 'I (Fig. 7), or tongues 8 (Fig. 8), i

or tongues 9 (Fig. 9), the free ends of which may have hooks or the likeIii (see Fig. 5) or beads or heads II (see Fig. 6) to engage withopposite sides of the watch I2, such as cross pins I3 usually providedat the ends of the watch.

The cuts made in the body 2 to provide the tongues referred topreferably end in rounded openings or holes I4 so as to avoid crackingof the material of the band at the ends of such cuts.

In Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, the tongues are shown to be wide so that theouter edges thereof, as at the ends of the hooks or beads, will be nearto the lugs I5 of the watch so as to prevent side play of the watch.However, the ends of the hooks or beads need not contact with the lugsI5 because the resiliency of the tongues is such that the watch will beheld to the body 2 with suilicient pressure and friction to prevent sidemovement of the watch. The same properties are also present in respectto the forms shown in Figs. 6-10.

In Fig. "I the tongues 1 are shown as narrower and in multiple, while inFigs. 8 and 9 the tongues are shown to be of divergent or tapered formrespectively.

In Fig. 5 the hooks I0 are open to receive the pins or cross members I3while in Fig. 6 the beads or heads Il are closed but extend from thetongues to receive the pins or cross members I3 in the angle between thebead or head II and the part of the tongue adjoining it. In this way thebead or head is in the nature of a hook.

In the structure shown in Fig. l0 the tongues i have end portions I6which are preferably slightly bent so that when they are in holdingposition they will be substantially parallel to the body 2 of theholder, and laterally through said end portions I6 are provided smallbores or holes I1 for the passage therethrough of cross pins I8connected at their ends to the lugs I5 of this watch I2.

So that the holder may fit well on the wrist or arm the holder I ispreferably tapered or pitched as shown in particular in Figs. 1 and 3 sothat` when it is in place the wider part will be toward the thicker partof the wrist or arm.

In use the holder limbs 3 are sprung apart sufficiently to slip thewrist through the opening between the ends 4 and because of theresiliency of the holder I it will firmly clasp with the wrist or arm. Aconverse operation will effect an as easy removal of the device. Whenthe wearer wishes toV wash his hands, and if he so desires, he mayeasily remove the device as above explained, but that would not alwaysbe necessary for he may slip the holder up along the arm, the limbs 3flexing for the purpose. At night time or other similar times the wearermay place the holder with the watch on its side, as shown in Fig. 1, ona suitable piece of furniture, such as a table, desk, bureau; chiionieror the like so that the Watch will be in view and can be easily seen.

To attach the watch to or detach it from the holder it is only necessaryto press up the tongues so that they can snap the hooks I0 or the beadsII over the pins or cross pieces I3 to attach; or so that the hooks I0or the beads. II may be released from the pins or cross pieces I3 todetach.

In the case of the form shown in Fig. l0, the end portions I6 will belocated between the lugs I5 with the holes Il in line with the holes inthe lugs I5, and the pins I8 will then. be pushed through such holes toconnect the ends of the pins in the lugs I5 and hold the end portions I6between the lugs I5.

While I have herein described and upon the drawings shown a fewillustrative embodiments of the invention, it is to be understood thatthe invention is not limited thereto butcomprehends other constructions,details, arrangements of parts, features or the like without departingfrom` the spirit of the invention.

Having thus disclosed the invention, I claim:

1. An article holder of the character disclosed and adapted to beattached to a wrist, arm, or the like, of a wearer and to carry anarticle lhaving end portions provided with cross elements,

such as a. wrist watch, having pintles at each end thereof, comprising aunitary resilient band-like member having a body portion for thecarrying of thearticle, limb portions extending integrally from the endsof said body portion and having free ends normally spaced from eachother, struck-up, elongated, downwardly biased, resilient tonguesintegrally extending from said 4 I limb portions towards said bodyportion and having free ends provided with means extending over the endportions of said body portion for engaging with the pintles of thearticle when located on said body portion said downwardly biased tonguespressing the article against said body portion.

2. A holder as set forth in claim 1, and wherein said limb portions, asa whole, are tapered transversely to conform generally with the taperedportion of the wrist, arm, or the like of the wearer.

3. A holder as set forth in claim 1, and wherein the articleengagingmeans consisting of hook-like portions for hooking other end portions ofthe article for resiliently holding the article on said body portion.

4. A holder as set forth in claim 1, wherein said engaging meanscomprises passages for receiving cross elements carried at the ends ofthe article.

JACOB. GOMBERG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record inthe :file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS I Number Name Date 2,464,197 Beaupre June 27, 19392,284,582 Langer May 26,` 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date106,395 Great Britain May 24, 1917 705,065 Germany Apr. 17, 19411l

